The road to the men’s Frozen Four kicks off in earnest with the conference tournaments, where six automatic berths are up for grabs.
The bracket for the 16-team NCAA field will be revealed March 24 (7 p.m. ET, ESPNU and ESPN+), with the regionals scheduled for March 28 through March 31 and the Frozen Four set for April 11 and 13 in St. Paul, Minnesota.
The winners of the six conference tournaments — Atlantic, Big Ten, CCHA, ECAC, Hockey East and NCHC — and 10 at-large teams will make up the 16-team field. The at-large teams are determined by the PairWise rankings.
Here’s a look at the schedules and results from each of the conference tournaments.
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Atlantic
RIT won its second consecutive Atlantic regular-season title and sixth overall. With first-round games involving the six lowest seeds complete, the top four seeds host best-of-three quarterfinal series. The four quarterfinal winners advance to the best-of-three semifinals, with those winners moving on to the single-game final. All games are on campus sites.
Quarterfinals, March 8-10
(best-of-three series)
No. 11 Robert Morris at No. 1 RIT
No. 8 Canisius at No. 2 Holy Cross
No. 7 Niagara at No. 3 Sacred Heart
No. 5 AIC at No. 4 Air Force
Semifinals, March 15-17
(best-of-three series)
Final, March 23
Big Ten
Michigan State (22-9-3) earned a quarterfinals bye after claiming its first Big Ten regular-season title. Seeds 2-7 play best-of-three quarterfinal series before the single-game semis and final, all on campus sites.
Quarterfinals, March 8-10
(best-of-three series)
No. 7 Ohio State at No. 2 Wisconsin
No. 6 Penn State at No. 3 Minnesota
No. 5 Notre Dame at No. 4 Michigan
Semifinals, March 16-17
Finals, March 23
CCHA
Ending the regular season with eight straight wins, Bemidji State won its first regular-season title since 2017. The best-of-three quarterfinals will be hosted by the top four…
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